Amazonia : the road to the end of the forest /

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Imprint:New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1991.
Description:1 online resource (50 min.).
Language:English
Series:The nature of things
Nature of things.
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Format: E-Resource Video Streaming Video
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13623032
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Other authors / contributors:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Sound characteristics:digital
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Title from resource description page (viewed June 25, 2014).
In English.
Summary:This spectacular production from the acclaimed Nature of Things series provides a comprehensive survey of the global catastrophe escalating in the Amazon basin. The burning of the tropical rain forest, which releases carbon monoxide and destroys the ozone layer, is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect. This program explains the failure of a massive resettlement program, which lured millions of migrants to the Amazon. They cleared the forest with the hope of farming the land, only to discover that the soil was thin and infertile. Despite this, the Brazilian government continued to promote settlement which threatens many native Amazonian groups, including the Kaiapo Indians and rubber tappers. The film includes one of the last interviews with the late Chico Mendez, leader of the rubber tappers, who was murdered for his outspoken opposition to land clearance. As this program shows, the Western world is both culprit and victim in this tragedy.
Awards:Red Ribbon, American Film & Video Festival, 1990
San Antonio CineFest, 1991